Approach to Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: A Comprehensive Update
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Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations
HKJGOM 2011; 11 (1) 67 Introduction Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are rare vascular disorders known to produce life-threatening complications, including haemoptysis, intrapleural haemorrhage, stroke, brain abscess, and hypoxaemia. Since its first description by Churton in 18971, more than 500 cases have been reported in the literature2. Pregnancy and PAVM are strongly linked wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2077-0383
DOI: 10.3390/jcm9061927